DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Homestead Act encouraged western migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of land in exchange for a nominal filing fee.

Detailed explanation-2: -Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, the Homestead Act encouraged westward migration and settlement by providing 160-acre tracts of land west of the Mississippi at little cost, in return for a promise to improve the land.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Under the Homestead Act, Oklahoma gave away land using a land rush. This process involved all potential land claimants lining up at a starting line and making a run for the parcels they wanted.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Homestead Act and the sale of railroad land grants stimulated the movement of farmers westward. A governmental measure taken by the U.S. to encourage settlement of new areas in the West was to give away free land. Under the Homestead Act, people were given 160 acres of government land.